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1. Adaptive Strategies for Sustainable Livelihoods in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) Project [ Report dead link ]

Description of ASALs Project in Africa, along with outputs, findings, significance and bibliography.

http://www.iisd.org/casl/ASALProjectDetails/IISDProjectASAL.htm

2. Beijing's Desert Storm [ Report dead link ]

Article and photos describe desertification in China, where the desert is on the move. With dunes already 75 kilometers from Beijing, environmentalists fear the sand could swallow the capital in a few years.

http://www.gluckman.com/ChinaDesert.html

3. Desertification [ Report dead link ]

FAO website on the topic, with technical and scientific data and information available at FAO, plus internet links. Site available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish languages.

http://www.fao.org/desertification

4. Desertification and Drought [ Report dead link ]

Internet links to sites related to desertification, maintained by University of Arizona.

http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/links/desert.html

5. Desertification: Monitoring & Forecasting [ Report dead link ]

Text and video reports about remote monitoring in the arid southwest region of United States. General details about desertification, forcasting, desert plants and a photo gallery is also there.

http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/~desert/

6. Drylands: Bright Edges of the World [ Report dead link ]

Smithsonian Institution electronic exhibit about deserts and other arid and sub-humid environments, emphasizing desertification and other degradation and its consequences.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/ceps/drylands/

7. First UN Convention to Combat Desertification [ Report dead link ]

Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation and to offer suggestions to prevent this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries and their ideas. Took place 29 September - 10 October 1997, Rome Italy.

http://www.iisd.ca/ccdcop1.html

8. Land Degradation and Desertification [ Report dead link ]

International Union of Soil Sciences working group site offers conference reports, technical papers and links to other organizations.

http://soils.usda.gov/use/worldsoils/landdeg/

9. MEDACTION: Policies for Land Use to Combat Desertification [ Report dead link ]

Describes a decision support system for land management in Italy and Portugal. Features project description, bibliography and contact details.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/medaction/

10. Medalus - Programme on Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use [ Report dead link ]

Information about international project, funded by the European Union, to investigate the effects of desertification on land use in Mediterranean Europe.

http://www.medalus.demon.co.uk/

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